Vocabulary
The outer layer of the Earth
What is the crust?
Rocks formed from magma
What is magmatic rock?
The glitter of gold
What is metallic?
What is salt?
The inner most layer of the earth
What is the core?
Rocks formed from sediments that are compressed and usually formed in layers.
What is sedimentary rock
The hardest mineral
What is a diamond?
The rock used in our cars
What is petroleum?
Glass
Vitreum
Rocks that form when minerals are subjected to high heat and pressure inside the crust.
What is metamorphic rock?
The softest mineral
What is talcum?
Name of the place where we get minerals
What is the a mine?
Rocks that are a combination of many rocks
What is clastic?
A hard, dark, vitreous like rock formed from the rapid solidification of lava.
What is obsidian?
What characteristics do minerals not have?
What is organic?
What mineral that plastic made from
What is petroleum?
Metamorphic rock that is typically white with a smooth texture
What is marble?
A rock that is found in layers, has a fine texture and sometimes has fossils in it.
What is limestone?
What are the most abundant elements in minerals?
What are oxygen and silicon?
Carbon is mainly extracted for
What is energy?